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Family: Father shot and killed by police

Family members say 48-year-old Shem Walker was shot and killed by a police officer outside his Lafayette Avenue apartment building Saturday night. Walker, who was a veteran and father of two daughters,

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Jul 12, 2009, 9:59 PM

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